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GirlTrek is Relaunching #BlackGirlJusticeLeague, the Largest GOTV Effort Led by Black Women

“We organize for Sojourner Truth, Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark and every other Black woman who stood in the gap to secure our right to vote,” said GirlTrek co-founder, T. Morgan Dixon.

In light of one of the most pivotal presidential elections of this generation, GirlTrek, the largest public health movement and nonprofit for Black women and girls in the United States, is reactivating its #BlackGirlJusticeLeague this September through Election Day 2020.

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Facebook whistleblower says more companies had access to user data

Data crunching firm Palantir Technologies is denying claims made by Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie that it has links to the controversial company.

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Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx Awarded $3.75 Million Grant by New York State

New York state officials have approved a $3.75 million grant to help build the Universal Hip Hop Museum, according to cnn.com.

RCI Oilfield Services 2nd Annual SCOOTERS FROM SCOOTER Continues Commitment to Raise Funds For Challenged Children to Receive Adaptive Sports Wheelchairs

On the heels of another successful Charity Jackpot at the Tejas Rodeo Company, Tyler Pearson and Kyle Irwin, along with RCI Oilfield Services, are again supporting Watering Seeds Organization (WSO) with the Scooters From Scooter campaign. With this partnership, Watering Seeds has been able to provide adaptive sports wheelchairs to challenged children so they can live healthier, more active, and productive lifestyles.

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Melanated AI: A New Marketplace Celebrating AI Artists and Creators of Color

Ai art & content is sweeping through the community

A new online marketplace, Melanated AI (www.melanated.ai), is dedicated to celebrating and supporting the work of AI artists and creators of color. This unique platform allows these artists to sell their art as digital downloads, prints, canvas, or non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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Nipsey Hussle: Jury finds man guilty in hip-hop artist's murder

A Los Angeles jury has found Eric Ronald Holder Jr. guilty of first-degree murder in shooting death of the late rapper Nipsey Hussle.

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Kim and Kourtney Kardashian are still feuding in ‘Kardashians’ Season 4 trailer

Kim and Kourtney Kardashian may be still living la dolce vita, but things aren’t so sweet between the two sisters in the new trailer for Season 4 of Hulu’s “The Kardashians.”

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'Oppenheimer' release sparks debate over long-term impacts to New Mexicans

This weekend marked the 78th anniversary of the “Trinity Test,” the first detonation of an atomic bomb.

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New park dedicated to late US Rep. Elijah Cummings to honor his legacy

Green space on Mura Street in east Baltimore is dedicated to the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings. It's a vision that comes from Harry T. Spikes II.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee visits G-Unity Business Lab students on first day of instruction

75 students at Wheatley, Worthing, and Kashmere High Schools begin their first day of instruction in the G-Star program. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will ...

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Democratic congressman to introduce sweeping child abuse prevention bill Monday

Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia will introduce a child abuse prevention bill in the House on Monday, his office told CNN, setting up deliberations for a considerable child welfare investment as experts warn of an increasingly dire situation for at-risk kids.

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Right-wing SCOTUS justices are not acting alone

The right-wing gang of six justices on the Supreme Court just ruled that affirmative action in university admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina violates the Constitution. Do not be fooled. This ruling is not limited to the elite universities that seek to ensure diversity in their student bodies. It is not limited to education. The right-wing majority on the Court is escalating war on the reconstruction that was launched by the civil rights movement.

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Trump bets it all on friendship with Kim

President Donald Trump was looking to flatter his new friend in Singapore when he struck upon an unusual compliment.

A federal judge just blasted Donald Trump's pet legal strategy

Donald Trump doesn't view the legal system the way you and I do. For us, it's a last resort -- to be turned to only if all other ways of resolving a problem or disagreement have failed. For Trump, it's a first instinct -- a way to muddy the waters or slow down a negative storyline.

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Bale, Warburton Thomas ... The Welsh school which breeds sporting greats

Gareth Bale, Sam Warburton and now Geraint Thomas. Three sporting greats, Welshmen who have created history and, astonishingly, world stars who went to the same school.

Texas A&M University Has Free Tuition Too

Several have questioned if Texas A&M University had plans for a tuition-free program for students from low-income families similar to what the University of Texas recently announced. And the answer is yes. The university has had a program of this nature for 10 years. See the letter from John Sharp, Chancellor, The Texas A&M University System.

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Future Bankers at TSU Achieve 100 Percent Pass Rate on Industry Exam for Third Consecutive Semester

Students in Texas Southern University’s Future Bankers Leadership Program (FBLP) achieved an impressive 100 percent pass rate for a key professional certification exam – giving them a distinct advantage as they pursue careers in the finance and banking industry. This marks the third consecutive semester the entire FBLP cohort has passed the exam.

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Trump administration to reverse Obama-era guidance on use of race in college admissions

The Trump administration is planning to rescind a set of Obama-era policies that promote using race to achieve diversity in schools, a source familiar with the plans tells CNN.

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CrysTales Taking Chancing to Bring the Funny

How amazing would it be if you could see yourself the way God sees you? This became a repetitious prayer for Crystal Holmes-Montgomery. When she couldn't see herself as God did it made her view narrow and not able to the full picture. For the longest time it seemed God had been sending her a message to add another dimension to herself.

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IBM's fast-talking AI machine just lost to a human champion in a live debate

People are great at arguing. But a project from IBM shows that computers are getting quite good at it, too.